LHSAA denies Shreveport-Bossier again

10:33 PM,
Jun. 5, 2013

Southwood's Jessica Ellis (10) shoots the ball past the Denham Springs Lady Jackets during the 2013 LHSAA North Regional at the CenturyLink in March. The LHSAA awarded the boys' and girls' state basketball championships to Lake Charles for the next two seasons.

Written by

Jimmy Watson
jwatson@shreveporttimes.com

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association executive committee pitched a shutout at the Shreveport-Bossier City area on Wednesday when it came to handing out state championships.

The LHSAA committee voted 11-8 to award the boys and girls state basketball championships to Lake Charles, while giving the state championship high school baseball contests to Sulphur (all classes), which already hosts the LHSAA state softball championships each spring.

The vote means all of the LHSAA's major events (football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball) will be held in south ...